I was admitted when i was in middle school, it was the worst experience. The staff never cared, made fun of me for crying and said i was faking it. Even put an special needs kid in the quiet room while he cried and screamed. (they were crying before hand because visitation was over and they didnt want his parent to leave). One the staff put the kid in there, they heard the kid and laughed about it. One of them opened the door and told the kid they would never see their parent again, and they all laughed.
Circles of Care is not the place for your loved ones. The staff don't communicate with each other regarding your loved ones care so each shift knows whats going on. There are staff that needs to go back to training so that they know how to deal with the patients. There are some staff that speak disrespectful to patients. The male nurse told me visiting hours was canceled and that was because he didn't want me to come there and see the marks on my child. THEY ARE ABUSING PATIENTS. So I repeat do not send your loved ones to Harbor Pines or the other facility on Sheridan road. There is a new mental health facility in Titusville, Fl called Palm Point.
The people that are crazy, are the ones that work there. They should outlaw this place, and the employees. IF YOU CAN AVOID, DO SO! This is mental health care from the 50's - their cricital care units is full of very hostile employees that verbally abuse your child. their "therapy" are videos that kids have to watch alone, there are two approx. 10 min counseling sessions and the rest of the days those poor kids sit there with absolutely no diversion at all. "Reflection time" for 10 hours! Can you even believe this? For some odd reason, they were not allowed to raise their knees up while sitting, and children that malbehave are not allowed to interact or speak with the other kids.
They ignored my questions and my appointment seemed rushed. Their staff was not friendly at all, I didn't feel welcome there. I feel like my appointment was pointless. None of my questions were answered, nothing was accomplished, and I felt worse when I left. I would never visit them again. I was very disappointed. I felt very rushed. They barely spent two minutes with me and almost completely ignored me.
I was injured while in their care and the staff refused to allowed me to see a doctor. I have long lasting psychological and emotional problems as a result of the treatment I recieved. Do not seek help from Circles Of Care, or send loved ones there either.
They didn't display their qualifications. It made me nervous. They were far to arrogant to get any sort of outside advice, even though they knew they should. I was hoping to see someone that considered my safety more important than always having an answer. They didn't tell me anything about my treatment options. I left feeling very confused and frustrated.
I found out months later that I had Depersonalization Disorder, but that's all they did was give me drugs and more drugs for things I didn't have. Somebody should sue these people!